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Learning to Eat Like a Thin Person

Trying to achieve and maintain a healthy weight has been a 20 year battle for me. I have made more resolutions than I can remember, or care to admit and each time I have returned to unhealthy eating habits.

It is a lot of work for me to lose only a couple of pounds. It will take me a month of painstaking diligence to lose a mere 5 pounds, and only 1 week to gain it back. Oh, how I hate to admit it, but I just gained five pounds in the past week. {sigh}

Which leads me to the reason behind this post. Sharing my struggles and goals is going to make me feel much more accountable than I would feel if I hadn’t shared this with half the world, (slight exaggeration. 😉 ) and should help me to stay on track.

My goal is: to not eat until I’m hungry, eat slowly and stop as soon as I feel full. This seems so simple and really it is, but busyness makes me feel rushed and I eat too quickly. Nervousness and insecurities make me want to eat when I’m not really hungry, and learning to feel those tiny feelings of fullness takes tuning into my body as well as the self-control to actually be able to stop at that point.

I’d like to lose 10 pounds in 10 weeks, but it’s more about the lifestyle than the weight for me. I’ll write in September and tell you how it went. Thanks for keeping me accountable. 🙂

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Really, I thought I was the one who wrote this! LOL! Well, same here. Weight issues, health issues and a whole lot of reasons why I can never seem to get to my desired figure. My husband blames my long hours seated working online 🙂 I honestly think it’s because I’ve not put effort to dancing and exercise. Used to do all those for many years (and because I’m so bad at sports!).

But yes, back to you. I’m not gaining much weight anymore. For a few months now, I’ve learned how to live on crackers, smaller helpings at dinner, cut my chocolates and sweets to about 89% LOL! and do power walks more often. 🙂

Yes, good luck to us! I’ve been really on track for the past couple of days. It helps me to know that I am committed to a post in 10 weeks where I either admit to blowing it or say “I did it!” There’s nothing like accountability to get me motivated. 🙂

Oh that really hits home. I constantly feel the need to fill a plate, and empty it (clean your platter clean) and when stressed I reach right for the chocolate!

This summer I have been trying to move more purposefully – not just being at the pool but racing the kids, or kicking my feet while the little ones hang on. I hope it is a good step for health if not for my waistline?

Thanks for sharing ladies. I have been overweight for several years, but only recently saw the spiritual connection or lack there of. I am struggling now with how to go about tackling my weight, while breastfeeding and keeping up with two little ones. I manage to walk fairly consistent, but have seen little improvement. I’m hoping to find a effective solution that won’t jeopardize nursing; yet, hoping to not have to wate until he stops nursing to really see results.
Anyways….thanks for posting & sharing, its encouraging